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Images of two of the five former Rhode Island state houses that survive today. The first two images (drawings) show the Colony House also known as the Old State House located in Newport, R.I. The next two images (photographs) show the Old State House…

Image of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine's plan of Tomany Hill, with the Block House in it submitted to Rhode Island Governor Arthur Fenner, 1796.Born near Reims, France, in 1755, Stephen Rochefontaine came to America in 1778 after…

The Plan for the Fort on Butte's Hill submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Rochefontaine to Rhode Island Governor Arthur Fenner, 1796.Born near Reims, France, in 1755, Stephen Rochefontaine came to America in 1778 after failing to gain a position in…

Images of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine's plan for Hollan's Ferry to Rhode Island Governor Arthur Fenner, 1796.Born near Reims, France, in 1755, Stephen Rochefontaine came to America in 1778 after failing to gain a position in the…

Image of the Plan of the Battery and Guard House at Howlan's Ferry submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine to Rhode Island Governor Arthur Fenner, 1796.Born near Reims, France, in 1755, Stephen Rochefontaine came to America in 1778…

Image from the awards ceremony at Fort Adams for Tall Ships, 1976.The first Tall Ships Festival was held in 1976 as part of America’s Bicentennial. It was the largest gathering of its kind and featured the greatest sailing ships from a bygone…

Image of former U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Warner and Prince Harold of Norway in Newport as part of the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in 1976.The first Tall Ships Festival was held in 1976 as part of…

Image of Governor Phillip W. Noel and dignitaries aboard ship in Newport Harbor as part of the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in 1976.The first Tall Ships Festival was held in 1976 as part of America’s …

One of the ships that took part in the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in Newport in 1976.The first Tall Ships Festival was held in 1976 as part of America’s Bicentennial. It was the largest gathering of its…

One of the ships that took part in the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in Newport in 1976.The first Tall Ships Festival was held in 1976 as part of America’s Bicentennial. It was the largest gathering of its…

Images of the aftermath in Newport, Rhode Island from the hurricane in 1938.The New England Hurricane of 1938 (or Great New England Hurricane, Yankee Clipper, Long Island Express, or simply the Great Hurricane of 1938) was the first major hurricane…

Image of Washington Square located in Newport, Rhode Island. Washington Square is the geographical and historical heart of Newport Rhode Island. More trapezoid than square, it exists at the intersection of several major streets and what was the…

Image of a drawing of Old Colony House, also known as the Old State House or the Newport Colony House located in Newport, Rhode Island, 1850.Excerpt from Newport Historical Society- Colony House: The Newport Colony House is the fourth oldest…